http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley * Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:08 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2010-03-12T15:39:08Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/palin-to-testify-at-alleged-e-mail-hackers-trial/?cs=40008 Here's a blast from the past for your Friday morning.   Former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, will be in Knoxville, Tenn., in April to testify against the college student accused of e-mail_and_e-mail_management e-mail_security litigation cyber_crime hacker privacy sarah_palin david_kernell business_technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:39:08 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/palin-to-testify-at-alleged-e-mail-hackers-trial/?cs=40008 2010-03-12T15:39:08Z 1 hour, 53 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/palin-to-testify-at-alleged-e-mail-hackers-trial http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=40008 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/amazons-1-click-patent-validated-after-four-year-re-examination/?cs=39994 After four years of re-examination, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office certified as valid Amazon.com's patent on 1-Click purchasing technology. According to TechFlash : The 1-Click patent...was filed in 1997 and refers to a "method and system for government_agencies intellectual_property e-commerce business_technology us_patent_and_trademark_office amazon Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:55:48 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/amazons-1-click-patent-validated-after-four-year-re-examination/?cs=39994 2010-03-11T20:55:48Z 20 hours, 36 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/amazons-1-click-patent-validated-after-four-year-re-examination http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39994 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/appeals-court-reaffirms-i4i-patent-win-against-microsoft/?cs=39992 i4i's patent victory against Microsoft late last year was significant not only because it was a true David v. Goliath, underdog wins kind of story, but also because it involved Microsoft Word, part of the Microsoft Office productivity suite.   i4i microsoft_office litigation intellectual_property microsoft xml business_technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:03 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/appeals-court-reaffirms-i4i-patent-win-against-microsoft/?cs=39992 2010-03-11T19:57:03Z 23 hours, 30 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/appeals-court-reaffirms-i4i-patent-win-against-microsoft http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39992 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/ftc-queries-google-rivals-about-admob-deal/?cs=39987 U.S. regulators are reportedly asking competitors questions about Google's pending AdMob acquisition, according to Bloomberg . More specifically, the Federal Trade Commission is asking Google's rivals and advertisers for sworn statements that put on antitrust admob mobile_devices advertising_and_marketing government_agencies federal_trade_commission google business_technology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:07 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/ftc-queries-google-rivals-about-admob-deal/?cs=39987 2010-03-11T17:53:07Z 23 hours, 39 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/ftc-queries-google-rivals-about-admob-deal http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39987 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/dont-ignore-new-massachusetts-data-privacy-regs/?cs=39968 On March 1, new data privacy regulations became effective in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The new regs require organizations that have access to personally identifiable information belonging to Massachusetts residents to take "comprehensive privacy data_security data_breach business_technology government_agencies legislation_and_regulation Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:45 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/dont-ignore-new-massachusetts-data-privacy-regs/?cs=39968 2010-03-10T23:31:45Z 1 day, 18 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/dont-ignore-new-massachusetts-data-privacy-regs http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39968 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959 Remember Google's bad day last month? Whatever caused the multitude of bad press must be catching, because now it's Apple's turn.   In the midst of significant scrutiny because of its recently filed patent-infringement lawsuit against HTC , the iphone mobile_applications htc business_technology intellectual_property smartphones sun_microsystems apple litigation Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:07:12 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat/?cs=39959 2010-03-10T19:07:12Z 1 day, 22 hours ago 4 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/a-day-when-apple-takes-the-heat http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39959 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/us-considering-legal-action-against-chinese-censorship/?cs=39953 Google has convinced the U.S. government to at least consider challenging China's censorship practices before the World Trade Organization, according to Reuters , but U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk indicates the government is still weighing its china google search_engines litigation internet_service_providers privacy business_technology legislation_and_regulation Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:11 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/us-considering-legal-action-against-chinese-censorship/?cs=39953 2010-03-10T17:37:11Z 1 day, 23 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/us-considering-legal-action-against-chinese-censorship http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39953 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apples-htc-lawsuit-hitting-its-mark-analyst-says/?cs=39933 When Apple filed suit against HTC , arguing that the company infringed 20 different patents associated with Apple's iPhone, observers suggested Google and its Android mobile platform were the real targets. And news a day later that the iPhone was litigation apple iphone htc smartphones intellectual_property android google business_technology microsoft Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:04 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apples-htc-lawsuit-hitting-its-mark-analyst-says/?cs=39933 2010-03-10T15:08:04Z 2 days, 17 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/apples-htc-lawsuit-hitting-its-mark-analyst-says http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39933 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/schneier-says-public-must-fight-to-protect-privacy-rights/?cs=39926 Speaking at the RSA conference recently, security expert and author Bruce Schneier warned that the public needs to speak up now if it wants laws requiring businesses to protect people's privacy. According to NetworkWorld : The longer legislation_and_regulation facebook rsa social_networks privacy data_security business_technology Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:08:00 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/schneier-says-public-must-fight-to-protect-privacy-rights/?cs=39926 2010-03-09T21:08:00Z 2 days, 21 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/schneier-says-public-must-fight-to-protect-privacy-rights http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39926 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apple-htc-continues-tide-of-big-patent-cases/?cs=39917 In the tech sector, patent litigation is just part of business. Monday, a federal judge put Apple's infringement case against Nokia on hold to give the International Trade Commission time to investigate the matter. Tuesday, BusinessWeek reports xerox ibm novell research_in_motion intel business_technology intellectual_property apple microsoft sco ntp litigation htc Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:45:08 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/apple-htc-continues-tide-of-big-patent-cases/?cs=39917 2010-03-09T16:45:08Z 3 days, 47 minutes ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/apple-htc-continues-tide-of-big-patent-cases http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39917 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/va-problems-highlight-importance-of-emr-standards-work/?cs=39894 If this isn't a scary story, I'm not sure what is  - especially considering the big push from the federal government for health care organiations to move from paper to electronic medical records. Computerworld reported last week that the U.S. stimulus_package government_agencies standards_bodies electronic_medical_records department_of_defense department_of_veterans_affairs business Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:56:32 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/va-problems-highlight-importance-of-emr-standards-work/?cs=39894 2010-03-08T20:56:32Z 3 days, 20 hours ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/va-problems-highlight-importance-of-emr-standards-work http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39894 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/techs-in-pa-school-webcam-spying-case-on-paid-leave/?cs=39888 Last month a Pennsylvania school district came under fire when a student and his parents filed a lawsuit alleging school officials had spied on them by remotely activating the webcam on a district-issued laptop without their knowledge or consent. The privacy litigation business_technology e-mail_and_web_policies Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:27:58 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/techs-in-pa-school-webcam-spying-case-on-paid-leave/?cs=39888 2010-03-08T18:27:58Z 3 days, 23 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/techs-in-pa-school-webcam-spying-case-on-paid-leave http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39888 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/most-agree-internet-access-is-a-fundamental-right/?cs=39885 A poll conducted by GlobeScan for the BBC World Service found that nearly four out of five respondents think access to the Internet is a fundamental right. BBC News reports that the results are the same "on both sides of the digital divide." internet_service_providers government_agencies broadband_services net_neutrality internet_access europe federal_communications_commission peer-to-peer business_technology Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:49:01 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/most-agree-internet-access-is-a-fundamental-right/?cs=39885 2010-03-08T16:49:01Z 4 days, 43 minutes ago 1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/most-agree-internet-access-is-a-fundamental-right http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39885 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/microsoft-exec-create-global-organization-to-secure-the-internet/?cs=39861 The same day that Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and his colleagues on the Senate Subcommittee for Human Rights and Law heard testimony about Internet censorship and other human rights violations that U.S. companies doing business overseas often encounter, legislation_and_regulation security_policy microsoft privacy standards_bodies business_technology Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:33:41 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/microsoft-exec-create-global-organization-to-secure-the-internet/?cs=39861 2010-03-05T22:33:41Z 6 days, 18 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/microsoft-exec-create-global-organization-to-secure-the-internet http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39861 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebooks-beginnings-likely-shaped-its-privacy-policies/?cs=39859 As is true most Fridays, today has been a rather slow news day, but thankfully, that gives me more time to read. And when I have more time to read, I can pass along gems like this one , published at Business Insider .   I think this might facebook business_technology privacy connectu social_networks litigation Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:40:40 GMT webadmin@itbusinessedge.com http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/facebooks-beginnings-likely-shaped-its-privacy-policies/?cs=39859 2010-03-05T20:40:40Z 6 days, 20 hours ago http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/comment/facebooks-beginnings-likely-shaped-its-privacy-policies http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/feeds/comments?blogPost=39859